Restart the Disaster of Another World

The journey up the mountain was extremely difficult, and every step required tremendous effort and sweat, and at the same time, they were filled with anxiety and fear. They were worried about the dangers that the upcoming flash floods would bring to them, and they were also concerned about whether the house at home that had been destroyed by the earthquake would be safe.

In addition, they also had to worry about future shelters, food, and living supplies. The mental pressure far outweighed the physical fatigue, so when everyone took a short break, they soon fell into a deep sleep.

The village head arranged several people to take turns guarding the entrance and various locations in the cave to deal with possible emergencies.

However, this was not a place where people could rest in peace. After sleeping for just over an hour, Jing Yao was awakened by the gradually noisy sounds in the cave.

He looked down at Wen Qun who was still sleeping soundly in his arms, put him down gently, carefully covered him with a quilt, then got up and walked out.

When Jing Yao arrived at the cave entrance, he found that many people had gathered here. These people were not from his village, but were said to be residents of the neighboring village. However, Jing Yao felt that they were very strange, and they should be people who were forced to flee to the mountains because of the flood.

But they did not sleep at night, but wandered outside. When the village night watchmen saw this, they couldn't help but wonder whether these people were good or bad. So they decisively refused to let these people enter the cave.

However, those people refused to give up, not only did they speak louder and louder, but they even started shouting. This woke up the people who were sleeping soundly at the cave entrance.

Seeing this, Jing Yao strode forward, reached out and grabbed one of the men on the other side, and threw him far away effortlessly.

"This place has been occupied by our village. If you want to rest, you can choose another place." Jing Yao said coldly.

The people behind quickly caught the man who was thrown out, but they didn't seem convinced and wanted to rush over to continue pestering him.

Without saying anything, Jing Yao pulled out a sharp knife from his waist and thrust it into the mountain wall beside him. Then, he looked at the people opposite him expressionlessly and said in a cold and resolute tone: "I have 20,000 people. How many people do you have?"

His words were full of warnings, which made the people on the other side feel timid. They had originally wanted to force their way in, but now they all took a few steps back involuntarily.

Several people looked at each other, their eyes revealing reluctance and helplessness, and then turned away unwillingly. Jing Yao watched their backs as they left, and noticed that they did not walk towards the foot of the mountain, but walked to the side. He knew in his heart that they were planning to find another place to stay on the mountain.

Jing Yao handed the knife in his hand to the night watchman and solemnly instructed: "If anyone else comes, you don't have to waste time talking, just do it. In this extraordinary period, ensuring your own safety is of utmost importance."

Wen Ling, one of the night watchmen, took the knife handed over by Jing Yao, nodded and responded: "We understand." Wen Ling's expression was serious, and he knew that the responsibility was heavy.

Jing Yao said no more, turned back to his original position, and lay down to continue sleeping. However, at this moment, Wen Qun woke up. He did not get up, but stretched out on the ground, and you could even hear the crisp sound of his bones.

"Why did you wake up?" Jing Yao asked while holding the person.

"A Yao is not here." Wen Qun buried his head in his arms and said in a muffled voice.

Jing Yao smiled and said, "Go to sleep, I'm here."

When Wen Qun woke up slowly, he was still a little sleepy, but he just lay on the ground and stretched out, letting out a satisfied sigh: "Well... this hard ground makes my back and waist ache!"

Jing Yao had gotten up much earlier than him and was watching him quietly. Seeing Wen Qun stretching and turning over, lying on the mat, Jing Yao smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and kneaded his waist gently, saying, "You are used to sleeping on a soft bed on weekdays, and you are not used to it when you change to a slightly harder bed."

While enjoying Jing Yao's massage, Wen Qun nodded frequently in response: "That's right! It would be better if the mat could be thicker." In this way, perhaps people would not feel like sleeping on a hard ground.

After a night of rest, everyone's mental state was obviously much better. They stood up and stretched their muscles, and the originally quiet cave suddenly became lively. At this time, the cave was crowded with people. When there are more people, the environment naturally becomes noisy.

They were in the deepest part of the cave, but there were gaps for ventilation, so they didn't feel stuffy. But they didn't know what the situation was like outside the cave. Was it raining? Was the flood coming? However, when they saw many people sitting on the ground, wet, and even children crying, the answer seemed self-evident. The situation outside must not be optimistic.

After a while, Wen Qun sat up and said that he felt much better. Seeing this, Jing Yao also stood up and said, "You go and stay with your mother first. My father and I will go to find the head of the village. We have some things to discuss later."

Wen Qun knew nothing about what happened last night and thought that the two of them were going to discuss flood issues with the village head, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you guys go ahead and do your work. Remember to eat something to fill your stomach."

Jing Yao did not refuse, and after eating some cakes to fill his stomach, he and Father Wen walked towards the curtain where Mother Wen was. After arriving at the destination, the two did not exchange too many pleasantries, but went directly to find the head of the village.

Although everyone was in the same cave, it was quite large and crowded with people, and the road outside the cave was winding and complicated, so Jing Yao and Wen's father had to go through a lot of trouble and it took them more than ten minutes to finally reach their destination.

At this time, quite a few people had gathered here. The few people who were on guard last night had already told everyone present everything that happened last night. Although everyone knew that it was an extraordinary period and everyone should help each other, they could not be sure whether those who fled from outside were good or evil.

Although there seem to be 20,000 people in the cave, the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled account for the vast majority of them. Even the remaining young and strong cannot ensure that they can protect everyone.

Therefore, everyone is still waiting to see whether to allow outsiders to enter the cave, and has not yet made a final decision. Today, they gathered here to discuss how to do a good job of defense if outsiders are not allowed to enter.

"In my opinion, we should pile up stones and place weapons at the doorway. If anyone dares to break in, we will make sure they get beaten to a bloody pulp!" said an uncle in a rude tone.

"Having said that, we have no idea what the situation is like outside. Do we really have to hide here for the rest of our lives? The food will eventually run out, and then what will we do? Are we all going to be trapped and die in this cave?" Someone expressed a different opinion.

"That's right! When will this flood recede? What about the daily situation? We can't keep hiding in this cave, knowing nothing about the situation outside and being completely in the dark." Someone echoed.

"When we went out to check this morning, the flood had already reached the halfway point of the mountain. The entire village has been submerged. We really don't know when the flood will recede, but we will have to wait at least half a month." Fourth Uncle Wen said worriedly.

"The food we brought is quite sufficient, plus A Yao's canned food, if the whole village eats frugally, it should not be a problem for them to survive for more than half a month. However, we have food and others don't, and when the time comes, they will all come in and stare at you, and you can't just not give them any at all." The others obviously paid more attention to the food supply.

"Yes, the older generation experienced famine in their early years and told us many stories about those days, which made us deeply understand that people who are extremely hungry will do anything." Uncle Wen also believes that we should not be too cruel.

"At present, although the flood has forced us to flee to the mountains, the water is turbulent and there are many things washed away. Perhaps we can find food in the mountains."

"Yao boy, you also tell us what to do?" Jing Yao's several disaster warnings and his calm and orderly arrangements in the face of disasters made the head of the village look at him with admiration and think that he was a man with ideas. Therefore, he specially called him up to the meeting today just to see if he had any different opinions.

After a little thought, Jing Yao said decisively: "At present, we know nothing about the external situation. We must take positive measures and take the initiative to obtain first-hand information. First, mobilize all the strong young people in the village and divide them into two groups. One group will go out to inquire about the news and understand the actual situation of the outside world; the other group will stay in the cave just in case. If we can find food from the outside, it will be great; if we find nothing, then we will try to establish contact with the people who fled to this mountain and find out who they are. For those who can be saved, we will certainly not sit idly by; and for those who are extremely vicious and hopeless, there is no need to pay attention. As long as they don't come to provoke us, everyone will be at peace; but if they dare to provoke trouble, we will never show mercy and will subdue them all. As for how to deal with it later, it will be left to the government to decide at that time."

His words were full of decisiveness, which made people feel trust in him. The village head nodded slightly, expressing his agreement, and added: "Jing Yao is right. We can't just sit there and wait for death, we must take positive action. Fellow villagers, we must believe in our own abilities and overcome this difficulty together!"

Although the subsequent response plan has been discussed, the rain is pouring down outside. The sound of the rain is continuous. You can only hear the sound but cannot see the outside situation clearly. Occasionally, there are flashes of lightning. At this moment, people dare not risk going out to find out the situation. After all, life safety is of utmost importance. I guess everyone outside has found a hiding place to avoid this sudden storm.

The village head had no choice but to lead the villagers to pick up some stones nearby and pile them up around the cave entrance to form a barrier to block the wind from outside and reserve an entrance for one person to pass through. The spacious cave was dark, and even with the candlelight, it was still extremely dark. Everyone tried to stay in their respective positions and avoid walking around. Unless they had to go to the toilet and had to go outside the cave, they would lie on the ground to rest.

As for food, we can only rely on the dry food we bring with us. If we are really short of food, we can ask the village head for some canned food for emergency use. Due to limited conditions, we cannot cook meals together, and it is difficult to meet the food needs of 20,000 people in the short term.

There was another loud rumbling noise, as deafening as thunder, and it seemed as if something broke. The earth trembled slightly, and huge waves rose on the water.

When Jing Yao and Wen's father returned to their temporary residence, they saw the twins playing happily behind the curtain. At this time, Jing Yao heard Wen's father say to the twins: "Have you learned all the words you need to learn today?"

The twins are about to turn nine and have been trying hard to learn to read and write. Mother Wen has been teaching them herself. Recently, they were sent to the village school. They are both very smart and can quickly master the knowledge they learn every day, which makes it difficult for Father Wen to be strict and feel angry at his children for not being good enough.

The children of the Wen family are all good kids who are diligent and studious, and none of them has ever really worried their father.

"Dad, we have already recognized him!" the twins answered in unison, their tone full of pride.

When Father Wen heard his son being so confident, he straightened up and said, "Well, let me test you."

Jing Yao was a little afraid of Wen's father's test, worried that Wen's father would come looking for him after he had taught the twins a lesson, so he hurriedly pulled Wen Qun away.

Wen Qun obediently let Jing Yao pull him away, and the two returned to where they were together.

"Ayao, it's raining heavily outside and I don't know when it will stop." Wen Qun lay lazily on the bed, muttering out of boredom.

Jing Yao stared at Wen Qun, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly had an idea and suggested, "Why don't we play poker? I haven't touched cards for a long time, and my hands are itching."

When Wen Qun heard the word "poker", he immediately recalled the time when they played cards in Beijing. He nodded repeatedly, saying, "Okay, okay."

Before long, a large group of people gathered around them. This small poker game quickly became the favorite pastime of the people in the cave in their spare time and the best entertainment for everyone to kill boring time.

"Ah ...

The high wall of white waves pressed down overwhelmingly, and because a boat was relatively close, only a small wave hit the small boat. The rain poured down like a waterfall, and the surging sea water flooded all around. The clothes were completely soaked, but there was foam on all sides, so that the small boat was miraculously safe.

He stretched out his hands and paddled desperately in the water, shouting loudly: "Hello? Is there anyone? Save me!"

However, the rolling waves on the water mercilessly washed the small wooden boat away. He stared at the mountain wall in the distance, hoping to see other survivors, but all he saw were various floating debris, no trace of anyone at all.

He silently reached out to wipe the rain off his face, and sat on the boat in a daze, staring at the apocalyptic scene in front of him, unable to utter a word. At this moment, his heart was filled with despair and helplessness, as if the whole world had collapsed.

Just when he felt hopeless and was about to give up, suddenly, a rope fell from the sky like a rain of blessings and landed directly in the boat he was in. At the same time, a rough shout came from the distant stone wall: "Grab the rope! Row over here!"

Hearing this, the man was shocked, then looked up, and suddenly a strong desire to survive surged in his heart. He reached out without hesitation, grabbed the rope tightly, and quickly tied it around his waist, then waved his hands vigorously, stirring the water.

The people on the shore also worked together to pull the rope, and after a quarter of an hour of intense rescue, they finally succeeded in pulling him safely from the steep cliff to the shore.

When his feet finally stepped on the solid ground, the man was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes and he couldn't help crying out loud: "Thank you so much for saving my life! I am really grateful to you!"

His excited expression of gratitude made the people on the shore a little shy, and they all waved their hands and responded, "Don't be so polite, this is what we should do."